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| 3 = {{feature|title=Rift Manipulator|image=Captain Jack kisses Captain Jack - Torchwood - BBC|ext=|lead=The '''Rift Manipulator''', located in the [[Torchwood Hub]], was one of two objects used by [[Torchwood Three]] which could control the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] to a limited extent. A central piece of Torchwood's activities in Cardiff, it was hidden inside the Water Tower sculpture dominating Roald Dahl Plass, which ran right down to the main hall of the hub itself. If activated, the Water Tower acted akin to an amplifier for the Rift Manipulator. It could, to a limited degree, stabilise the Rift or open the Rift wider. It however had very hit-or-miss effects.}} | | 3 = {{feature|title=Rift Manipulator|image=Captain Jack kisses Captain Jack - Torchwood - BBC|ext=|lead=The '''Rift Manipulator''', located in the [[Torchwood Hub]], was one of two objects used by [[Torchwood Three]] which could control the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] to a limited extent. A central piece of Torchwood's activities in Cardiff, it was hidden inside the Water Tower sculpture dominating Roald Dahl Plass, which ran right down to the main hall of the hub itself. If activated, the Water Tower acted akin to an amplifier for the Rift Manipulator. It could, to a limited degree, stabilise the Rift or open the Rift wider. It however had very hit-or-miss effects.}} | ||
| 4 = {{feature|title=Scanner watch|image=Gf|lead=The '''scanner watch''' was a device used by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to detect [[alien]] life, and identify the [[species]] and its origin. It gave off a humming sound when in use. Superficially, it appeared to be a normal wristwatch, but the face of the [[clock|watch]] concealed a scanner screen. Like her [[sonic lipstick]], it was left by the [[Tenth Doctor]] for Sarah Jane inside [[K9 Mark IV|K9]].}} | | 4 = {{feature|title=Scanner watch|image=Gf|lead=The '''scanner watch''' was a device used by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to detect [[alien]] life, and identify the [[species]] and its origin. It gave off a humming sound when in use. Superficially, it appeared to be a normal wristwatch, but the face of the [[clock|watch]] concealed a scanner screen. Like her [[sonic lipstick]], it was left by the [[Tenth Doctor]] for Sarah Jane inside [[K9 Mark IV|K9]].}} | ||
| 5 = {{feature|title=Time-Space Visualiser|image= | | 5 = {{feature|title=Time-Space Visualiser|image=Happy Deathday - End.jpg|lead=A '''Time-Space Visualiser''' was a device that allowed the operator to view any event in history. The [[First Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s used it to observe [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth I]] and [[Francis Bacon]] meeting with [[William Shakespeare]], [[Abraham Lincoln]] delivering his [[Gettysburg Address]] and [[the Beatles]] performing "[[Ticket to Ride]]". The Visualiser later showed them the [[Dalek]]s launching their [[Dalek time machine|time machine]] on a mission to exterminate them, which let them buy some time. Much later in the Doctor's life, [[Izzy Sinclair]] used it to play video games on — games which involved avatars of the Doctor's past lives.}} | ||
| 6 = {{feature|title=Spatio-temporal hyperlink|image=Seven years bad luck - Doctor Who - The Girl in the Fireplace - Series 2 - BBC|ext=|lead=A '''spatio-temporal hyperlink''' was what the [[Tenth Doctor]] called a connection between the [[SS Madame de Pompadour|SS ''Madame de Pompadour'']] in the [[51st century]] and [[18th century]] [[France]] — "it's better than saying 'magic door'!" It had been established by the [[Clockwork Droid]]s in their quest for "spare parts" — specifically, the brain of [[Reinette]].}} | | 6 = {{feature|title=Spatio-temporal hyperlink|image=Seven years bad luck - Doctor Who - The Girl in the Fireplace - Series 2 - BBC|ext=|lead=A '''spatio-temporal hyperlink''' was what the [[Tenth Doctor]] called a connection between the [[SS Madame de Pompadour|SS ''Madame de Pompadour'']] in the [[51st century]] and [[18th century]] [[France]] — "it's better than saying 'magic door'!" It had been established by the [[Clockwork Droid]]s in their quest for "spare parts" — specifically, the brain of [[Reinette]].}} | ||
| 7 = {{feature|title=Dimensional transcendence|image=Which box is bigger? - Dr Who - BBC sci-fi|ext=|lead='''Dimensional transcendentalism''' was a key [[Time Lord]] discovery, which allowed an object to appear to be larger inside than outside, an effect made possible by [[transcendental engineering]]. This was used, for example, in [[TARDIS]]es, where the interiors were always larger than the [[outer plasmic shell]]s.}} | | 7 = {{feature|title=Dimensional transcendence|image=Which box is bigger? - Dr Who - BBC sci-fi|ext=|lead='''Dimensional transcendentalism''' was a key [[Time Lord]] discovery, which allowed an object to appear to be larger inside than outside, an effect made possible by [[transcendental engineering]]. This was used, for example, in [[TARDIS]]es, where the interiors were always larger than the [[outer plasmic shell]]s.}} | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 10 October 2013
The sonic screwdriver was a highly versatile tool used by many, but not all, incarnations of the Doctor. While early versions were used mainly for the picking of locks and for projecting sound so as to, for example, detonate bombs, by the time of the Ninth Doctor, the sonic was able to also be used as a sophisticated scanning device, with medical applications. Subsequent incarnations gave it even wider functionality, such as the ability to hack into computers, provide geo-location and actively defend against some types of assault weapon.
